Motor stand



March 24. 1925.

T. CORRIGAN MOTOR STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fil'eql-Eeb. 21, 1924 NZTOR WITNESS:

March 24. 1925.

T. CORRIGAN MOTOR STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I an ENTOR ATTORNEY,

WITNESS:

To all whom it may concern:

Patented Mar. 24, .1925;

T'Homiis cesarean, or-maamn'rrn, WISCONSIN.

' "Home STAND.

I a licationinearebruary 21,1924. Serial No. 694,429.

'Be it known that I, THOMAS CoRRIGA'N,

" citizen of ,the United States residing at i which the following is a's pecification.

This invention relates to: supporting y 4 pin 15 carriedby a chain 16 and'provided stands for motors, and has for it'sobJect the provision of a stand foresupporting and holding the transmission assembly of a Ford ture-I make use of a' clamp which comprises a pair of semi-circular sections 17 which automobile engine while repairs, replacements or adjustments are being made. n

An important object is the" provision of.

a stand of this character so;constructed that. the transmission assembly may be held any one of four possible pos tions, depend ing uponthe nature of the operation to be effected thedevlee, acting to save considerable time, laborand annoyance when repairmg. I i

An additional O ct is the provision of a device of this character whichwill be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to use, eflieient and durable in service and a general improvement in the art. With the above'and other ob ects and advantages .in 'vlew. the lnvention consists 1n the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,lin which: a a

I Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device showing the fly wheel holding means in one position, I Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the fly wheel holding means in a different position,

Figure 3 is top plan View with the parts arranged as in Figure 2, Figure 4 is a detail section on the line 44 of Figure 2, I Figure 5 is a detail edge view of the fly wheel clamp showing the hinge connection connection of the clamp.

v 1 Figure 6 is a sectional view thereof. a

of the hinge Referring more particularly to the draw- I ings, the numeral 10 designates a pair of vided at their upper ends with recesses 01- elongated bars to which are secured the lower endsof uprights 11 which are pronotches 12. Intermediate vtheir ends, the uprights are connected by a transverse member 13 whichmay be a suitable length of a Woodenor metal bar. 'In fact all the'bars v and uprights may be of channel or angle iron of any desired cross sectional configuravided with a hole 14 for the passage of a for a purpose to be described. I In connection with thiszsupporting strucmate to define a-circle corresponding substantially tothe. size ofthe fly wheelof a Ford I transmission. These hingedly connected at one end as shown at sections are 7 18 and are formed at their other ends with outstanding-ears 19 through which passes a ,clamplngbolt 20 equipped with a. nut 21.

Carried by the clamp at diametrically opposite points are handles 22 preferably cast integrally withthe clamp sections. These handles are adapted to seat within the recesses or notches 12.

Disposed on one handle member 22 is a collar 23 preferably cast integrally with the clamp section, and this collar is provided with a plurality of holes 25 so arranged as to receive the pin 15 as will beex'plained. In actual practice, it is intended that two fly wheel cap screws with shoulders be included with each stand, these cap screws being used to hold the transmission shaft in placewlnle the transmlsslon disk drum is driven into place.

To explain the use of the device, it is necessary to state that the engine and trans. IIllSSlOIl of a Ford car is removed bodily when, repairs to the transmission are required. Assuming that the power plant has been removed from the car and that it isentirely free from the crank case and transmission case, the operator takes the clamp and engages it about the fly wheel A. The nut 21 is tightened so that the clamp willgrip the fly wheel very firmly so that slipping Will be positively prevented. The handle members 22 facilitate handling or turning of the fly wheel, while the powerplant is supported on a bench or the like,. so that access may be readily had to the cap screws which hold the fly wheel to the crank shaft. After the cap screws have been removed, the entire transmission may be lifted" by grasping the handles 22. The transmission held by the clamp is then supported from my stand by engaging the handle members 22 in the recesses or notches 12 at the upper ends of the uprights 11. The entire transmission assembly may then be swung into any desired position and held by engaging the pin 15 through the selected one of the holes 25. In the present instance four of such holes are shown as the four possible positions are sufficient to permit access to all parts of the transmission for disassembling and reassembling. pairs have been made, the pin 15 is. disengaged from the holes and the reassei'nbled transmission carried by means of the han-' dles 22, so that it may be again connected with the InOtOl' crank shaft. 1

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed, inexpensive and highly efficient stand which will greatly facilitate repairing and which will save time, labor and annoyance in addition to having the other great advantage of avoiding picking up of cotter pins and other similar small objects by the magnets on the flywheel. The device is bound to be satisfactory in every way and should therefore recommend itself After the necessary re-- to those having occasion to employ its ser i es While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention it is of course to, be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

In adevice of the character described, a

base including side members, uprights connected with and rising from said base members and having their upper ends formed with downwardly extending notches, in combination with a clamp device including hingedly connected sections and provided with means for eifecting clamping in embracing relation to the fly-wheel of a motor, said clamped sections being provided with trnnnions rotatably engaged within said notches, and means carried by one of the uprights and cooperating with one of the clamping members for maintaining the clamping member in a rotatably adjusted 13081131011.

In testimony whereof I aifixmy signature.

THOMAS oonnieiin. 

